Why Is America Losing Its Greatness

Some may view America as a country who is losing its greatness. In fact, republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump campaign slogan is to “make America Great Again.” Meanwhile, professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick stated for the Republican nominee Donald Trump, “Let’s make America great again, for the first time.” Both Kaepernick and Trump’s statement is not only illogical, but fail to regard that America is not losing its reputation as a great country, but is improving because of the diversity of its population, and having the first female nominated by a major political party.

Colin Kaepernick was asked for his opinion of the presidential debate in which responded for Republican
One of the many factors that determines whether a nation is great or not is cultural diversity, henceforth, since America is very diverse, it is a great nation. However, it is not just diversity itself, but the consequences of having such a diverse population on a nation’s political system and economy. According to Lisa Belfield, EdD, at Kaplan University Social and Behavioral Science adjunct faculty, “cultural diversity is important because our country, workplaces, and schools increasingly consist of various cultural, racial and ethnic groups. We can learn from one another, but first we must have a level of understanding about each other to facilitate collaboration and cooperation.” Having a diverse population means that there is a constant flow of fresh ideas that can help improve that US as a nation and its economy in terms of technology, science, mathematics and engineering. “study after study shows that diversity in the business world unlocks innovation and market growth. Immigrants represent 16 percent of the US workforce. Immigrants account for a majority of the net increase in the US workforce concentrated on STEM work (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) since 1995” (Burrows). As can be noted, immigration is critical to the advancement of the US and plays a key role into defining
In the past, females were regarded as the lesser sex and was perceived as incapable of executing a man’s job. “Women were long considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and unable to perform work requiring muscular or intellectual development. ‘woman is the gate of the devil, the path of wickedness’” (Women International Center). Thomas Aquinas, the 13th-century Christian theologian, said that woman was ‘created to be man's helpmeet’ but her unique role is in conception” (Women International Center). As negative as those opinions were, they fueled the need for change in society. For example, women activists such as Susan B. Anthony, fought for women's rights, such as the right to vote. Because of the actions of female activists such as Ms. Anthony, with women becoming more independent, it has led to Hillary Clinton being nominated for presidency by a major political party. The nomination is very important because it has shown that like other countries who have strong female leaders, America is capable of being a diverse nation with strong female leaders performing the duties of a male and that judges not by gender but by mental and physical capability in terms of deciding who is best and capable man for the